A plethora of microtonal rock bands have begun to spring up 1234, and classical instrumentalists are more open-minded than ever to work on music in new tunings (in part because microtonal work today is built upon the results of experimental compositions made in the Twentieth century).

Recordings from those early days of microtonality are being shared at an increasing rate (twoexamples).

Granted, the exploration of non-standard pitch systems is often (correctly) regarded to be heavily resource-intensive, a somewhat risky pursuit for a professional musician at any stage of their career, and biased toward maths geeks.

In light of these dynamics, UnTwelve currently sees its mission as an effort to reverse this characterization in the following ways:

commission and promote the creation of new microtonal work, with an emphasis on pedagogical use;

connect composers and performers who share this unique interest, that their individual burdens may be lightened

increase the ease of access to the means to produce microtonal work, with an eye towards who is currently being excluded;

close the educational gaps that lie between traditional musical education, acoustics, and microtonal theory; and